GRE Word List
EMISSARY
agent (sent on a mission to represent another); messenger
The meaning of the word emissary is agent (sent on a mission to represent another); messenger.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| diaphanous | sheer; transparent |
| missive | letter; written statement; CF. sent |
| humane | marked by kindness or consideration; kind and compassionate; humanitarian |
| trough | long narrow container for feeding farm animals; lowest point (of a wave, business cycle, etc.); long narrow depression as between waves |
| acclivity | sharp upslope of a hill; OP. declivity |
| mealymouthed | indirect in speech (when something unpleasant must be said); hypocritical; evasive |
| abolish | cancel; put an end to |
| trickster | person who cheats people |
| willowy | flexible; pliant; slender; CF. willow |
| subpoena | writ(written command issued by a court) summoning a witness to appear in court; V: summon with a subpoena |
